Or at least “explain it like I am an 8th grader.” I am a middle school science teacher and am struggling with explaining these concepts in a simplified way that my students can understand. They have some prior knowledge about waves and how they travel. I appreciate any help you can provide!
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Analog means information is translated between different physical properties. Like sound waves into grooves on a record, or magnetic tape, or electrical signals, or radio waves, and then back into sound waves. Or light captured on sensitive film, then developed and printed or projected.
Digital (as in the digits in a number) means physical information is translated into binary data, stored or transferred by computers, then decoded back into physical information.
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